Latest Energy News

Researchers have found a way to ‘mass’ produce graphene sieves which could vastly reduce the amount of energy used in the production of heavy water for the nuclear industry.

Leaf-like mats, which mimic natural seaweed, are being tested to see if they can provide scour protection for offshore windfarm foundations in the southern North Sea.

Buses could soon be powered by sewer fatbergs in a bid to find an environmentally friendly way of disposing the problematic waste.

Skanska has won a £31M contract to build a power plant in Norway, which includes a 7km tunnel through a mountain.

The UK has gone without energy generated from coal for 24 hours – the first time since the start of the industrial revolution in 1882.

Green electricity company Ecotricity has unveiled its plans to build a new eco park near Stroud including what is claimed to be a world first timber football stadium and green technology centre.

A 720MW hydropower scheme will begin construction in Pakistan after the project reached financial close.

A £1.3bn investment programme for Swansea has been signed off by prime minister Theresa May, kickstarting 11 major projects including a marine energy centre.

WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff has won a contract to provide National Grid with cable manufacturing quality assurance work for the £1.7bn North Sea Link interconnector, the first between Norway and the UK.

Bechtel says it has withdrawn from plans to build a small modular nuclear reactor in the United States.